Java – Does returning a value break a loop?

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Yes*

Yes, usually (and in your case) it does break out of the loop and returns from the method.

An Exception

One exception is that if there is a finally block inside the loop and surrounding the return statement then the code in the finally block will be executed before the method returns. The finally block might not terminate – for example it could contain another loop or call a method that never returns. In this case you wouldn’t ever exit the loop or the method.

while (true)
{
    try
    {
        return;  // This return technically speaking doesn't exit the loop.
    }
    finally
    {
        while (true) {}  // Instead it gets stuck here.
    }
}

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